2020/12/30 BOTLab Directors' Meeting

review of actions from previous meeting
email signatures
social media accounts - should we register them so they don't get taken (task for social media champ?)
russ' resignation - announcement
building works at days road
“hackspace bristol university” is quite similar to “bristol hackspace”. Will this cause problems?
website
- bristolhackspace.org is empty at the moment, what is the plan for this
- should we get a Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) system to manage memberships, events, mailing lists etc. e.g. CiviCRM
Tool access control system - status update
The Hackspace foundation - is BOTLab a member? if not, should we become one?
Scheduling the next members meeting
- agenda to include voting on the usage of rooms at days road

Proposal - Metal Lathe Tooling - Matt G Questions cost of sprung chuck keys vs original plan for interlock'd key holsters. Alex R - the latter doesn't actually exist. Nick G - Sprung keys the only solution to chuck key danger that will actually happen. Supported by MG, NG, AR
Proposal - Replacement pullies and belt. Supported by AR, MG, NG.
AR - Do we need to use formal email sigs on internal comms. NG I think denoting hat on/off is sufficient internally. MG Agrees with NG.
Social Media Accounts - MG ses lets check in with Jonny to see how setting up the accounts goes. AR ses lets set them up ourselves if Jonny doesn't want to anymore
Russignation - AR we need to announce this. MG - Let's give russ a deadline. We will do it on the 2nd otherwise. Passed MG AR NG.
Vote for Matt's plan for walls down / up: Support: MG NG AR
Bristol University Hackspace - AR suggests contacting them to suggest reciprocal signposting, once we are open again.
Access Control System - currently postponed by lockdown.
Hackspace Foundaction - AR to email to find out if it's worth joining
Next Members meeting - Mg suggests Last tuesday of Jan (26th) Supported - AR MG NG

Present